Welcome to the AAPA

Thank you for visiting the official web site of the Asheville Area Paralegal Association. We are dedicated to promoting professional and personal development; creating a network of paralegals/legal assistants in Asheville and surrounding areas; facilitating the sharing and dissemination of information; providing a forum to meet and exchange ideas; and providing professional legal educational opportunities to our members.  AAPA supports various local charities and nonprofit organizations through monetary contributions and member participation in community service projects each year.

Association meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at 12:00 p.m.  The location, speaker, topic, etc. are noticed to all members in our database via e-mail, prior to each meeting, as well as posting notices in the local newspapers. RSVP is requested, and necessary, so adequate seating will be available.

This is your Association, and your input, interaction, and contributions are needed to promote and sustain the Association. One way to contribute to the Association is to submit articles for potential posting to the website. Also, submission of tips and resources for various services would be appreciated. Submissions should be e-mailed to Jenny Iaquinto, CLA, NCCP, Publicity Committee member and webmaster.

 

 

Court Costs / Filing Fees

Forgot how much the filing fee is for a small claims complaint? No problem. The AOC web site has a list of fees for Civil Court, including Small Claims, District Court, and Superior Court; Criminal; Estates; Special Proceedings; and Miscellaneous Fees. Click on any of the above links to go straight to the site for the list of amounts.

Increases in Court Costs Effective July 1, 2010.

Did You Know?

How many times in your practice do you wish that you could subpoena a telephone company, a cellular provider, an ISP providing email and Internet service?  EBay and PayPal?  The list goes on.  Finding the right office or person to serve can be pretty frustrating, if not downright impossible. You'll find contact information for hundreds (if not thousands) of those who can accept service of subpoenas for cellphone and regular phone service, for Internet service providers, credit card companies, etc. at the following link: http://www.search.org/programs/hightech/isp/default.asp.

Need to subpoena information from Facebook and MySpace?  Read this web blog from Paralegal Gateway to find out the details.